Don't think I ever posted this. From the Westeros forums: PERSONALIA 1. Username?: Blackfish Blues 3. Sex?: F for Fangirl 5. Where do you live (nationality)?: Europe, haven't you noticed all those "U"s scattered randomly in my posts? FANTASY LITERATURE Does not apply, I usually don't read fantasy. OTHER CULTURAL QUESTIONS 1. What other genres of literature do you like? Historical novels, historical non-fiction, thriller (Stephen King) 2. Do you read fantasy more than other genres? No. 3. What is your favorite movie(s)? Too many to choose. 4. What is the last movie you saw in the cinema? Iron Man 2 5. What was the last play you saw performed in the theater? Italo Calvino's Fables with John Turturro. 6. What is your favorite PC/Console-game? Doom II. Ha! 7. What was the first videogame you played? ... Pong? God, I've just dated myself. 8. What is your favorite boardgame? Don't like them very much, too much concentration. POLITICAL 1. What did you vote last time? Conservative centre. I don't really care much, actually. Very disillusioned. 2. What view of life do you have? Between hopeful and suicidal. 3. Have you ever changed your view on life? Ten times a day. 4. If God exists, what would you want him to say to you when you come to heaven? "Okay, I can explain..." 5. You write a letter to your local newspaper about something that is important to you. What do you write about? People speeding on mountain roads and killing cats. 6. What do you drink when you are thirsty? Still water. Or Ceres. 7. What is your favorite alcholic drink? See above. 8. If you do not drink alcohol, what is the "wackiest" thing you drink? ... orange juice? 9. You win 10 million dollars. What do you spend the money on? Restoring Theodoric's palace in Ravenna. 10. You participate in a TV quiz where the participants choose their own topics. What is your topic? I'd never participate, I have no memory. THE BOARDS AND YOU 1. How often do you visit the forum? Each day. 2. How many members of the board have you met in person? None. 3. What is your favorite subforum? General. 4. What is your favorite thread? Sandor and Gregor are brothers. The sheer folly! 5. If you were told you were going to be the moderator of a new subforum, what would that forum be about? I'd never, I don't have the patience for that. ...and finally... A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE 1. Rank the four novels from worst to best. AFFC, ACOK, AGOT, ASOS, but the last two are very close. 2. What is your favorite chapter? Sansa-Hound-White cloak. 3. Who is your favorite POV? Jaimie, Tyrion, Arya/Brienne. 4. Who is your favorite non-POV? Blackfish, Hound, Jorah. 5. Who is your least favorite POV? Any Greyjoy, apart from Aeron and Asha. Anything in Dorne - and I love Dorne. 6. Who is your least favorite non-POV? Joffrey, Melisandre. 7. What is your favorite town or castle? Harrenhal. Go figure. 8. What is your least favorite town or castle? King's Landing. I'd never go within 100 miles of it. 9. Which House motto do you prefer? Mormont, "Here we stand" 10. Which House coat-of-arms do you prefer? Clegane. And Martell, love the colours. 11. If you were in a Westerosi noble family, which one would it be? Tully. Clegane when I feel down. 12. Which is your favorite of the seven "kingdoms"? Riverlands 13. What is your favorite line of dialogue? Speaking for the grotesques, I beg to differ. Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. There are no men like me, there is only me. Bugger that. Bugger him. Bugger you. 14. Which ASOIAF character would you be cast as in the HBO TV series? A Mormont warrioress. 15. Have you bought any ASOIAF merchandise (except the novels)? Not yet. Would love the cards. 16. Do you play the "A Game of Thrones" CCG or boardgame? Played boardgame once, as Martell. Stannis and the Greyjoys obliterated me. Shame. 17. Have you read the Dunk & Egg novellas? Only the two graphic novels. Loved them. 18. Do you know how old Ser Donnel Waynwood is without checking? Who? 19. What is your favorite named weapon from the saga? Dawn. 20. Which is your favorite of the six direwolves of the Starks? Shaggydog. 21. Which sex scene aroused you the most? Dany fantasizing about Jorah. 22. How did you react after reading the Red Wedding chapter in ASoS? I was spoiled, but still, what a downer. 23. How did you come upon the series? My whole company of friends raved about it. The upcoming HBO series decided me to buy AGOT. End of life as we know it. 24. When did you realize you were reading the greatest story ever? First chapter. NINJA ZOMBIES! 25. How often do you think of "A Dance with Dragons"? More than I should, and with worry. 26. What was the single most surprising thing that happened in the series? Sandor teaming up (sorta) with Arya. 27. What is the Doom of Valyria? Some Atlantis-type catastrophe, with dragons. 28. Where is Benjen Stark? Alive and well if somewhat frozen, I hope. 29. Who are Jon Snow's parents? R+L 30. What is your favorite idea/concept that is unique to this series? See here ..and finally, finish your post with a humorous version of one of the series' House mottos. Family, Duty, Honour, Mom and Apple Pie! |